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New Science Titles from Penguin Random House
By Spenser Stevens | March 7 2024 | General
Stephen Hawking's Final Theory
978-0-593-12846-6
Stephen Hawking’s closest collaborator offers the intellectual superstar’s final thoughts on the cosmos—a dramatic revision of the theory he put forward in A Brief History of Time.
$20.00 US
Mar 05, 2024
Paperback
352 Pages
Bantam
The Mysterious Anomalies Challenging Our Understanding of the Universe
978-0-385-54903-5
Experimental physicist at CERN and acclaimed science presenter Harry Cliff offers an eye-opening account of the inexplicable phenomena that science has only recently glimpsed, and that could transform our understanding of the fundamental nature of reality.
$29.00 US
Mar 26, 2024
Hardcover
288 Pages
Doubleday
How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
978-0-593-65503-0
From New York Times bestselling coauthor of The Coddling of the American Mind, an essential investigation into the collapse of youth mental health—and a plan for a healthier, freer childhood
$30.00 US
Mar 26, 2024
Hardcover
400 Pages
Penguin Press
- Education > Educational Psychology > Introduction to Educational Psychology
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Family Studies and Human Development > Adolescent Development
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Family Studies and Human Development > Child Development
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Family Studies and Human Development > Introduction to Family Studies
- Interdisciplinary Studies > Social Science > American Studies
- Psychology > Developmental Psychology > Adolescent Development
- Psychology > Social and Applied Psychology > Applied Social Psychology
- Psychology > Social and Applied Psychology > Social Psychology
- Sociology > Social Problems > Social Problems
- Student Success and Career Development > Career Development > Personal and Professional Development
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Mental Health
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Public Health
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Stress Management
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Six Daily Choices for Health, Well-Being, and Longevity
978-0-262-54765-9
In this bracingly original book, The Biology of Kindness—the first in a trilogy on the topic of daily wellness—the science of mindfulness and the findings of biology come together to show how kindness and optimism improve overall well-being in profound, organic, and demonstrable ways.
$24.95 US
Mar 19, 2024
Paperback
264 Pages
The MIT Press
- Student Success and Career Development > Career Development > Personal and Professional Development
- Student Success and Career Development > Student Success > First-Year Experience
- Biology > Non-Majors Biology > Human Biology
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Mental Health
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Personal Health
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Wildlife Recoveries That Change How We Think about Animals
978-0-262-54833-5
An inspiring look at wildlife species that are defying the odds and teaching important lessons about how to share a planet.
$24.95 US
Mar 05, 2024
Paperback
328 Pages
The MIT Press
A History of the World in Eight Plagues
978-0-593-24049-6
A “gripping” (The Washington Post) account of how the major transformations in history—from the rise of Homo sapiens to the birth of capitalism—have been shaped not by humans but by germs.
$20.00 US
Mar 12, 2024
Paperback
320 Pages
Crown
- History > Survey Courses > World History – Prehistory to Present
- History > Topical History > History of Science and Technology
- Sociology > Social Institutions > Sociology of Health / Medicine
- Healthcare Professions > Diseases / Disorders > Specialized Courses
- Healthcare Professions > Medical Sciences: Microbiology > General Microbiology
- Biology > Microbiology > General Microbiology (Majors)
- Biology > Microbiology > Introduction to Microbiology (Non-Majors)
- Health and Kinesiology > Health > Public Health
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How Seafloor Drilling Expeditions Revolutionized Our Understanding of Earth History
978-0-262-04892-7
A groundbreaking chronicle of scientific ocean drilling—a crowning achievement of the twentieth century—and how it shaped our knowledge of Earth's past.
$32.95 US
Mar 05, 2024
Hardcover
288 Pages
The MIT Press
A Visual Odyssey
978-0-262-54766-6
Blending academic rigor with rich imagery from around the globe, Psychedelics reveals not only how psychedelic plants have been illustrated and understood, but also how these plants and chemical synthetics have inspired visual representations of health, fear, peace, colonial resistance, creativity, and more.
$34.95 US
Apr 16, 2024
Paperback
224 Pages
The MIT Press
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